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Herpetoskylax

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Herpetoskylax was named by Sidor and Rubidge (2006). Its type is Herpetoskylax hopsoni.

It was assigned to Biarmosuchia by Sidor and Rubidge (2006), Sidor and Smith (2007).

Species
H. hopsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Herpetoskylax Sidor and Rubidge
2007Herpetoskylax Sidor and Smith

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderBiarmosuchia
genusHerpetoskylax

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Herpetoskylax Sidor and Rubidge 2006
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†Herpetoskylax hopsoni Sidor and Rubidge 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available